Hi Tweeters and Kelly,

I have a few earlier dates in my database.

3/3/1995 Kelso, Cowlitz
3/10/1996 Ridgefield NWR, Clark
3/24/1999 Seattle, King
4/6/1997 Fort Lewis, Peirce

Russell

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Kelly Mcallister wrote:

> I believe that April 6 may be the earliest Washington Purple Martin date I've ever heard of.
> Anybody know aobut this? Seems two or three weeks earlier than most.
>
> Kelly McAllister
> Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
> Olympia, Washington
> Reply to: mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov
>
> On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, Scott Atkinson wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 07:51:41 -0700
> > From: Scott Atkinson <scottratkinson at hotmail.com>
> > To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> > Subject: Purple Martin
> >
> >
> > There was a PURPLE MARTIN near the grain silo-elevator complex at the n. end
> > of the downtown Seattle, I believe this is part of the Cargill operation at
> > Pier 86, seen at 4 p.m. yesterday. The bird may have been casing the site
> > out for nesting possibilities. Pretty slow at the Everett STP thereafter:
> > good count on Ruddy Ducks but just a single 1st-winter Thayer's Gull among
> > 4-5 gull sp. at the circulating ponds. The martin was about the fourth I've
> > had through the years in downtown.
> >
> > Scott Atkinson
> > Lake Stevens
> > email: scottratkinson at hotmail.com
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